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Human Impacts on the Environment

Students will learn about how humans can have negative impacts on the environment and endangered species. They will be asked to consider how human impacts can be measured, and what can be done to help.

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ARKive News: Galapagos Conservation

By researching, scripting and presenting their own news bulletin students learn about species and conservation issues in the Galapagos Islands.

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Primate Evolution: Family Ties

Learn more about how all present-day primates, including human-beings, have evolved from a common ancestor.

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Biodiversity and Evolution: Darwin's Finches

Explore the importance of biodiversity and how observing variation in the beak shape of Galapagos finches helped Darwin to formulate his theory of natural selection.

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Natural Selection: The Peppered Moth

Investigate a famous case study for evolution - the peppered moth.

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Design a Conservation Program

By designing a conservation programme, students learn about the importance of biodiversity as well as the economic benefits and services ecosystems provide.

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Animal Communication

Students explore why animals communicate with one another and the different methods used. Students develop key science skills by researching a species and selecting the relevant information to write a video narration.

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Human Impacts on the Environment

Students will learn about how humans can have negative impacts on the environment and endangered species. They will be asked to consider how human impacts can be measured, and what can be done to help.

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Darwin's Finches

Learn more about species variation and the use of identification keys by scientists.

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Biodiversity Hospital

Working in medical teams, students balance competing priorities for the conservation of an endangered species and devise a ‘treatment’ plan.

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